Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 April 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief. AIHW, 2016.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016, Australia's mothers and babies 2014—in brief, AIHW, Canberra.
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Australia’s mothers and babies 2014—in brief presents key statistics and trends on pregnancy and childbirth of mothers, and the characteristics and outcomes of their babies. This publication is designed to accompany the perinatal data visualisations.
- ISSN: 2205-5134 (PDF) 1321-8336 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-030-2
- Cat. no: PER 87
- Pages: 80
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Almost 308,000 women gave birth to more than 312,500 babies in 2014
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63 per 1,000 women of reproductive age (15–44) gave birth in 2014 compared with 59 per 1,000 a decade earlier in 2004
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11% of mothers smoked during pregnancy in 2014 compared with 15% in 2009
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6.4% of babies born were of low birthweight (<2,500 grams) in 2014 and 8.6% of babies were pre-term